Establishment of Karnataka State
Knowledge Commission
Establishment of State Knowledge Commission
in Karnataka for the first time in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
history was an outstanding achievement by Arvind
Limbavali.

Karnataka Higher Education council
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With the ambition to achieve global quality and
standards in higher education the Higher Education
council was set-up. It is one of its first kind in the
nation.

First step towards decentralization:
Establishment of new Universities
As minister of higher education, Arvind Limbavali
initiated the process of decentralization in the
department and based on the guidelines of UGC,
established new universities.

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The colleges of Davangere and Chitradurga districts
which were part of Kuvempu University brought
under Davangere University. Likewise, Colleges
of Belgaum, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts were
brought under Belgaum Rani Chennamma University
and Bellary Sri Krishnadevaraya University was
established and colleges of Koppal and Bellary were
merged in it. Law University of Hubli was made fully
functional. To fulfil the aspirations of the artists and
intellectuals and to implement the recommendations
of the Knowledge Commission, a Folklore University
was proposed to be established.

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Special Universities
Establishment of two special Universities during
Arvind Limbavaliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenure as a higher education
minister was a milestone achievement. A Music
University named after music maestro Dr.Gangubai
Hanagal at Mysore and Sanskrit University in
Bangalore are the two special Universities.
Based on the recommendations made by Knowledge
Commission and report of the committee headed
by former vice chancellor Dr. Rudraiah, existing
Bangalore University was proposed to be divided
into three Universities.

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Arvind Limbavali with former President of India
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam and former Governor of
Karnataka Shri Rameshwar Thakur